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| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | WBEZ | The Chicago roots of ‘Sinners’: Blues, blood and the broken promises of the Great Migration - WBEZ Chicago | https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2026/02/25/the-chicago-roots-of-sinners-blues-blood-and-the-broken-promises-of-the-great-migration | Ryan Coogler’s horror blockbuster _Sinners_ is the story of the [ _Smokestack twins_ ][3] , brothers returning to the Jim Crow south after looking for fortune and freedom in Chicago. The film makes many references to Chicago, as well as [ _its music_ ][4] and culture in this unforgiving examination … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | WBEZ | Watching the BAFTAs while Black: We’re running out of cheeks to turn - WBEZ Chicago | https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2026/02/25/watching-the-baftas-while-black-were-running-out-of-cheeks-to-turn | Nobody wants to turn on the TV and be verbally assaulted. But that was the reality for many Black people who tuned in to watch the [ _British Film Awards_ ][1] last Sunday. During Britain’s version of the Oscars, the N-word was shouted at actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | NBC Local | Man and his dog shot after telling speeding driver to ‘slow down' in West Pullman | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/man-and-his-dog-shot-after-telling-speeding-driver-to-slow-down-in-west-pullman/3900210/ | A man and his dog were shot and wounded after he told a speeding driver to “slow down” Tuesday morning in West Pullman on the Far South Side. The [ 50-year-old man was on his porch ][14] as he was warming up his car around 7:25 a.m. Tuesday in the … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | NBC Local | Ex-boyfriend of ‘suitcase killer' Heather Mack arrested after returning to Chicago | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ex-boyfriend-of-suitcase-killer-heather-mack-arrested-after-returning-to-chicago/3900216/ | _Editor's Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report._ Nearly 12 years after the overseas murder of Oak Park’s Sheila von Wiese-Mack, the FBI on Wednesday arrested the man accused of beating her to death as part of a plot to access the $1.5 million estate … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | NBC Local | Self-driving taxi service Waymo begins mapping out Chicago streets | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/self-driving-taxi-service-waymo-begins-mapping-out-chicago-streets/3900188/ | If you've ever taken a taxi, Uber or Lyft in Chicago you might be getting another rideshare option -- and this one drives itself. The autonomous taxi company Waymo announced Wednesday they are beginning to map out the city of Chicago as the first step in a plan to roll … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | NBC Local | Delays expected after crash involving semi-truck on I-55 near Cicero Avenue | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/delays-expected-after-crash-involving-semi-truck-on-i-55-near-cicero-avenue/3900242/ | Delays of up to an hour were expected during the afternoon rush on Wednesday after a crash involving a semi-truck and another vehicle on southbound I-55 near Cicero Avenue in Chicago, authorities said. Around 2 p.m., a crash occurred involving a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle on southbound I-55 near … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | NBC Local | Champion archer who dreamed of competing in the Paralympic Games is remembered | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/champion-archer-who-dreamed-of-competing-in-the-paralympic-games-is-remembered/3900282/ | There are people you meet in life who have a lasting impact on you , and Army veteran Babette Peyton of Chicago is one of those people. We at NBC Chicago first met her a few years ago – training at the Kroc Center where she would practice several times … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Family seeks justice in deadly crash as car owner faces immigration hold | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/family-seeks-justice-deadly-crash-car-owner-faces-immigration-hold | ![Family: Don't deport him, charge him in deadly crash with immigrant][25] #### [ Family: Don't deport him, charge him in deadly crash with immigrant ][26] It took 89 days for authorities to take the registered owner of a car involved in a deadly crash into custody. But there’s a troubling … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | Fox Chicago | American is freed after 11 years for Bali ‘suitcase murder,’ but a US case awaits | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/american-is-freed-after-11-years-bali-suitcase-murder-us-case-awaits | ![][18] article DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - MARCH 31: Tommy Schaefer, 21, of the US is escorted by a court officer to courtroom for his sentence demand trial on March 31, 2015 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Indonesian prosecutors asked a court to sentence Tommy Schae Expand **JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP)** \- Indonesia … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Illinois lawmakers weigh emergency bills as SNAP cuts threaten 230,000 residents | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-lawmakers-weigh-emergency-bills-snap-cuts-threaten-230000-residents | ![SNAP relief bills: What's in the proposals][12] #### [ SNAP relief bills: What's in the proposals ][13] SNAP benefits in Illinois are about to drop. More than 200,000 people could lose those benefits starting April 1. #### The Brief * * Illinois lawmakers have proposed two emergency bills to address … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | Fox Chicago | City of Chicago ordered to pay $5.7 million in 2018 wrongful police raid case | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/city-chicago-ordered-pay-5-7-million-2018-wrongful-police-raid-case | ![Chicago to pay $5.7M for wrongful raid of family's home][5] #### [ Chicago to pay $5.7M for wrongful raid of family's home ][6] The City of Chicago will pay $5.7 million after a jury found that Chicago police wrongfully raided the home of a family. #### The Brief * * … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Bloomingdale CNA charged with sexually assaulting disabled patient: authorities | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bloomingdale-cna-charged-sexually-assaulting-disabled-patient-authorities | #### The Brief * * Miguel Palacios, 26, a CNA at Alden Village in Bloomingdale, is charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and one count of unlawful restraint. * Authorities say he allegedly assaulted a non-verbal patient with severe disabilities Tuesday night; the incident was discovered by … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Partnering with West Aurora School District, Aurora food pantry moves drive-up service to Saturdays | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/25/aurora-food-pantry-saturday-drive-thru-service-west-aurora/ | Saturday mornings are likely to look a lot different at the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry starting this weekend, as the pantry is moving its drive- up service to the weekend in the hopes of serving more people in the community. Beginning Feb. 28, residents looking to pick up food … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Amendment guts gratuity bill inspired by former Portage Mayor | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/25/amendment-guts-gratuity-bill-inspired-by-former-portage-mayor/ | An Indiana state bill addressing gratuities that was drafted in response to the bribery case against former Portage Mayor James Snyder was amended and approved in the Senate to remove all language pertaining to gratuities. The bill’s author — State Rep. Hal Slager, R-Schererville — said he will work in … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | As primary looms, Illinois Republican governor candidates say they oppose abortion-is-murder bill | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/25/illinois-gop-candidates-oppose-aborton-murder/ | Opposing abortion has been an Illinois Republican litmus test for decades, but even the party’s four candidates seeking the GOP nomination for governor are walking away from recently filed legislation that would criminalize the procedure as murder and make women who undergo an abortion and those who assist her eligible … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | ‘Terrifying and tortuous’: Former Oswego High School students sue district for allegedly failing to stop sexual harassment by teacher | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/25/oswego-students-lawsuit-sexual-harassment/ | When Jillian Lake was a student at Oswego High School she followed a routine. She woke up in the morning, got dressed and drove through the community she’d grown up in. But inside she was consumed by fear. She worried she would be ostracized if anyone found out she’d reported … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Indiana bill militarizing the National Guard passes Senate | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/25/indiana-bill-militarizing-the-national-guard-passes-senate/ | A bill that would allow for the militarization of the Indiana National Guard passed the Senate Tuesday, after seven Democratic amendments failed Monday. House Bill 1343, authored by State Rep. Steve Bartels, allows the Indiana National Guard’s leader, the adjutant general, to establish a “military police force” that could make … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | To take the next step, the Bears need to add pass-rushers | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/02/25/bears-nfl-scouting-combine-add-pass-rushers-edge-draft-trade-free-agency-maxx-crosby-zion-young-tj-parker | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][48] * [ Facebook ][49] * [ Bluesky ][50] * [ Email ][51] * [ Reddit ][52] * [ Flipboard ][53] INDIANAPOLIS — Zion Young already knows one player in the [ Bears ][54] locker room. Well, as much as … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Jury awards $5.7 million to family targeted in botched police raid on Chicago’s South Side in 2018 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/02/25/chicago-police-wrongful-raid-search-warrant-anjanette-young-tate-family | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][34] * [ Facebook ][35] * [ Bluesky ][36] * [ Email ][37] * [ Reddit ][38] * [ Flipboard ][39] A federal jury on Wednesday awarded $5.7 million to a family targeted in a wrongful raid nearly a decade … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | February 25, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | In fiery meeting, Rep. Delia Ramirez issues demands, reminds DHS head Noem of plans to pursue her impeachment | https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/25/rep-delia-ramirez-homeland-security-secretary-kristi-noem-meeting-dhs-actions-impeachment-plans | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][22] * [ Facebook ][23] * [ Bluesky ][24] * [ Email ][25] * [ Reddit ][26] * [ Flipboard ][27] Rep. Delia Ramirez met face to face with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday in a … |